Army Chief visits Corps Headquarters Peshawar<\/p>\n
Rawalpindi : Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday spent his day at Corps Headquarters Peshawar for an in depth briefing on current state of security operations and the way forward in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA.
\nAppreciating the gains of counter terrorism operations so far, he said that focus must remain on indiscriminate IBOs, combing operations for stabilization and consolidation. He said nexus between terrorists in remote areas and their facilitators in urban centres will be severed whatever the amount of effort and time.
\nArmy chief said having created conditions for governance and socio- eco reforms, Army will stand by our valiant tribals and work with the government to bring about an equitable development across FATA for peace and prosperity in the entire region.
\nAccording to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), General Bajwa reviewed progress towards border management and directed to expedite all construction work and capacity building of FC to effectively check all illegal cross border movement.
\nHe was apprised about concentration of terrorists across the border in Afghanistan and their continued efforts for an activity inside Pakistan. COAS observed that for optimum effect of sealing their movement either side, border management will have to be bilateral both by Pakistan and Afghanistan on their respective sides.
\nArmy chief emphasized on progress of return of TDPs and directed completion of their dignified return. He said, TDPs must be helped to resettle in their native towns with social infrastructure in place, in conjunction with the civil govt. Earlier, on arrival at Peshawar, General Bajwa was received by Lt Gen Hidayat-ur-Rehman, Corps Commander 11 Corps.
\nHe was also apprised about concentration of terrorists across the border in Afghanistan and their continued efforts for an activity inside Pakistan.
\nCOAS observed that for optimum effect of sealing their movement either side, border management will have to be bilateral both by Pakistan and Afghanistan on their respective sides.
\nCOAS particularly emphasised on progress of return of TDPs and
\ndirected completion of their dignified return.
\nHe said, TDPs must be helped to resettle in their native towns with social infrastructure in place in conjunction with the civil government.
\nEarlier on arrival at Peshawar, COAS was received by Lt Gen Hidayat ur Rehman, Corps Comd 11 Corps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Army Chief visits Corps Headquarters Peshawar Rawalpindi : Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday spent his day at Corps Headquarters Peshawar for an in depth briefing on current state of security operations and the way forward in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA. Appreciating the gains of counter terrorism operations so far, he […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7481,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7899","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n